Everyman (1901 play)
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Written by | Peter Dorland |
Date premiered | 1901 |
Place premiered | Courtyard of the Charterhouse, London |
Original language | English |
Subject | Everyman looks for companions on his final journey |
Genre | Morality play |
Setting | Medieval Europe |
Everyman is a modern play produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Ben Greet that is based on the medieval morality play of the same name. The modern play was first performed in 1901 on tour in Britain. It opened in the United States in 1902 on Broadway, where it ran for 75 performances, followed by tours over the next several years that included four Broadway revivals.
Performances
Original London opening
The original play was written by Dutch Monk Peter van Diest (Petrus Dorlandus) about 1470 and tells the story of Everyman, who being commanded by God to begin his journey to the grave looks for companions to accompany him. Everyman then approaches a series of allegorical characters - such as Fellowship, Kindred and Knowledge - but finds that only the character representing "Good Deeds" stays with him until the end of his journey. There is no record of a modern production of this play until July 1901 when the Elizabethan Stage Society of William Poel gave three Saturday productions in an outdoor courtyard at the Charterhouse (a former monastery) in London. Poel's production was distinctive in that the actors wore costumes based on designs from Flemish tapestries.[1][2]
Broadway and West Coast productions
Everyman attracted the notice of British actor
The first North American tour was so successful that Frohman and Greet for their second tour the next season staged both east coast and west coast productions of Everyman that also included several performances of Shakespeare tragedies and comedies. Matthison continued in the lead female roles for the east coast performances, whereas
Film adaptations
The Everyman play was first brought to the cinema in 1913 using the
See also
Notes and references
- ISBN 9780549973713.
- ^ Davidson, Clifford; Walsh, Martin W.; and Bros, Ton J., editors (2007). Everyman and its Dutch original, Elckerlijc: Introduction. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Medieval Institute Publications.
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has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Greet, Philip Ben (1903). Everyman: being a moralle play of the XV centurie. Boston: I. Sackse. 35 p.
- ^ a b Everyman (Broadway play) at the Internet Broadway Database - 1902-1903, 1907, 1913 and 1918 productions; Everyman (Broadway play) at the Internet Broadway Database, 1910 production
- ^ Armes, William Dallam; Garnet, Porter (1903). "The morality play – its purpose and effect, and Revival of Everyman in California". Sunset Magazine: v. 11, pp. 580–583.
- IMDb- 1913 film version.
- ISBN 978-0859892964.
- ^ "Linda Arvidson Griffith 1886-1949]" (PDF). New York Community Trust. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- IMDb- 1914 film version.
Further reading
- Greet, Philip Ben (1903). Everyman: being a moralle play of the XV centurie]. Boston: I. Sackse. 35 p.
- Speaight, Robert (1954), William Poel and the Elizabethan revival, London: Heinemann, pp. 161–168.